Milnesium antarcticum
{{Short description|Species of tardigrade}}
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| taxon = Milnesium antarcticum
| authority = Tumanov, 2006
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Milnesium antarcticum is a species of Eutardigrades in the family Milnesiidae. This species differs from its cogenerate species mainly by proportions of its claws and buccopharyngeal apparatus.{{cite journal|last1=Tumanov|first1=Denis V.|title=Five new species of the genus Milnesium (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Milnesiidae) |journal=Zootaxa|volume=1122|issue=1|year=2006|pages=1–23|issn=1175-5334|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1122.1.1}}
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Further reading
- Smykla, Jerzy, et al. "Diversity and distribution of tardigrades in soils of Edmonson Point (Northern Victoria Land, continental Antarctica)." Czech Polar Rep 2 (2012): 61-70.
- Sands, Chester J., et al. "Phylum Tardigrada: an “individual” approach."Cladistics 24.6 (2008): 861-871.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milnesium antarcticum}}
Category:Animals described in 2006
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